There are many people out there who make us wonder how they ever managed to get a license when they cannot even move a car into a parking space. The problem is present in Italy too, where some cannot even figure out if a car will fit in a particular space. Not a glowing tribute for women drivers either. Stay within the lines, people.

The standard 2008 Chevrolet Corvette gets a handful of upgrades for the new model year, including a new 6.2-litre LS3 V8. Read more… »

These are real photos of the upcoming 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, the rally-bred version of the next-generation Lancer that will debut in the Middle East by next month. Read more… »

While we might have it bad around here in terms of driving standards, there are countries out there which have it worse. This intersection in Russia does not have traffic signals, and drivers are supposed to cross the junction based on courtesy alone. The results, of course, are not pretty.

After BMW showed their take on the four-door coupe idea at the 2007 Shanghai Auto Show, Audi joined the game at this show too, with a disastrous attempt at this genre. Read more… »

BMW unveiled their very own four-door coupe concept at the Shanghai Auto Show, of all places. Read more… »

I received the following email today from someone (whose name I shall withhold):

Dear Sir/Maam

Let me first say that I am very impressed at your site. Its accurate details have been of great benefit to me when purchasing any automobile in the U.A.E.. Unfortunately I have been offended by some of the remarks posted as they do not siute my clients or the people I work for. The cons on the Buggati Veyron 16.4 that “Priced for rich MORONS, practicality, needs oil well to run”, is a bit too hostile even unprofessional as I know two people who own the legendary vehicle. I am speaking on their behalf and demand that you not only rephrase some of the remarks on the site, but send an apology to us personally. Thank You.

Best Regards…

What with all the hurt people around the world due the war in Iraq, the oppression in Palestine, the tsunami in Indonesia and what not, I did not want to add a few more people on the list of hurt people. So while no apologies are going out to anyone, I did change the offending line to keep peace in this part of the region. Read more… »

So we drove our rental 2007 Honda Civic for eight straight days and returned it. Later I find out there is a speeding fine on it. Except that I did not step out of the house at the time of the fine, let alone be anywhere near the location listed for the speed camera. I’ll have to waste a morning clearing up this nonsense now. This is not the first time that the wrong fines have ended on my lap. Thank you, Dubai Police.

Update: Wasted a morning. As expected, got the runaround. Will have to waste a second morning to see if anything is solved.

Update 2: Wasted a second morning. Got the photographic evidence. Some bloody Land Rover in the photo. Almost made to come back for a third morning, but somehow finished at the last minute before everyone went home. Read more… »

Back in the early 1980s, before America became a country that tries too hard to be politically correct, yet managed to turn everything into a political disaster, there existed a gaming console known as the Atari 2600. In the days before Nintendo and Sega, the Atari ruled and the best game ever at that time was Pole Position, which can be called the first proper driving game ever. I first played it in the early 90s as a kid on my fake Atari, but this original ad is from the early 80s, when the game was new and people weren’t offended so easily. Do not watch this if you feel that seeing an entire family blown to bits is not funny.

The latest Australian region to receive the new Holden VE Commodore police cruisers is Victoria. The Aussies call them SMART cars, which stands for Special Mobile Anti- Road Toll, and they’re meant to form a highly visible presence that promotes safe driving. Of course, the Commodore SS is sold in the Middle East as the Chevrolet Lumina SS. Read more… »

German carmaker RUF is registered as an actual carmaker, even though they use Porsche models as their base. Their latest creation is the 700 hp CTR3. Read more… »

For almost a year, we begged for a test drive of the 2006 Civic from local Honda reps. Heck, these cars were never even in stock at local dealerships. So we never drove one, even though we got tons of requests for it to be reviewed. Well, my own car just got temporarily incapacitated, so I figured I’ll go rent out a Civic for a week. Read more… »

You might’ve come across “Arab drifting” videos before. Rowdy youth in Saudi Arabia started this trend, spinning their Toyotas in multiple 360s on public streets full of traffic and bystanders. The trick is simply to do 180 kph in a bouncy car and start yanking the steering wheel left and right with a dab of the handbrake, while loading down your car with four of your dumbest buddies to keep the car from flipping over. You have to wonder how they practice this nonsense. And what happens when things go wrong.

We’ve acquired a 2007 Lexus LS 460 L to cruise the weekend. Unlike the previous deadweight LS, this one has the ability to have electronic nannies turned off completely to allow more play value with its increased power. Read more… »

Lexus introduced its redesigned LX 570 full-size luxury 4WD at the 2007 New York Auto Show. The new LX is the most obvious indication of how the 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser will look like. Read more… »

 

The 2008 Jeep Liberty, to be unveiled at the 2007 New York Auto Show, features an all-new slab-sided look, but is essentially just a reskinned version of the Dodge Nitro that was unveiled in the Middle East recently. Read more… »

The car will take a long time to actually go on sale, but details on the newest BMW M3 has been heavily leaked, and these are the first pictures of the actual production model. Read more… »

 

We have more first photos of the 2008 Subaru Impreza sedan and hatchback, as well as the redesigned 2008 Tribeca 4WD. It is safe to say that both cars have gone from being odd-yet-lovable to boring-yet-inoffensive. Read more… »

 

Arabian Automobiles, Nissan dealers for Dubai et al, held a campaign recently to find Nissan Patrols with the highest mileage around here. The results were surprising and disturbing at the same time. Read more… »

Video Of The Week is our new segment, where we will feature a video we find on the internet that no one should miss. In this segment, we see two retards inaccurately reported as in Yemen go dune-bashing with a Toyota pickup, with hilarious results.